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Reminds me of a line from "The Man With Two Brains"-"...and that zizz thing!"

I forgot to speak to this comment. The casting pot I use is actually one sold to black powder enthusiasts for just that purpose, casting musket balls. It's a small pot, basically a ladle with a heating coil inside. It holds about 3 pounds of metal. There is a larger pot that holds more, and...

Toy soldiers. I have various molds, some old bronze German molds, and modern silicone rubber molds. My favorite subjects are the 18th century, and the Kaiser's Army, so my molds reflect that. 54mm figures, except for the old German molds. Those cast half-round figures that are rather...

I pick up old tire weights when I see them on the road. Whether riding bike or walking. I use them for casting, too, though I have to do a first pass to melt them, remove the dross, and any other impurities, like paint or asphalt. However, I do get fooled by newer weights which aren't lead and...

Nice choice! Yeah, Monogram's B-25 kits went together well and looked cool. They represented a high point in Monogram's development. Revell never matched it; their B-25B was OK on the outside, not much of an interior. It was fun to build, when I was a kid, though. I built Monogram's B-25H...

Beautiful builds! What did you use on the exhaust bells? That metal finish is great!

Oh, thirty Euros for 10 tins of Revell enamels. OK. At first glance, I thought that was 30 Euros a tin, and I thought, "Nope, my old bottles of Testor's will last me a good long while yet."

Heh heh, no, they borrow our word "Email". The Germans borrowed "Email" for "enamel", too. From the French. They pronounce it "eh-mile", stress on "mile". "Email" for email, they pronounce like we do, "ee-male".

Can you order Revell paints from within the UK? Revell have an enamel line-"Email", German for enamel-as well as their water-based acrylic line, "Aqua". We can get them here in the US off the shelf and online. But it looks like they can be ordered through the website, too...

I have a tentative answer about the offering from MegaHobby, and the red brown and light brown. That's that it's possible that those 2 colors are out of stock at the moment. Remember, it's not a set Tamiya has put together, it's just one of every color on the shelf in the warehouse at the moment.

Don't sweat it. Many modelers and painters think so, because there are a number of brands of water-based acrylics, and if that's all you've seen, it's natural to think.

I didn't realize before that there was a Constellation at that show back in September! Such a lovely aircraft, such graceful lines.

Let me know when you make Athena! Maren Jensen, rowr! :D

Welcome to the Herd, Janine! Gloucester in the UK, in Canada, or here in the US? ("neighbour" makes me think Britain :)) You paint wargame figures? I paint 54mm figures, myself, but finish them in gloss. Along with building scale models, thought it takes me a long time anymore to finish...

Great project, and illustrates very well what you can do with the technology and the tool! Now you just need to build an airfield diorama around it! :p

A Actually, MegaHobby notes on the website that those 2 colors are not included: https://www.megahobby.com/products/complete-tamiya-paint-deal-104-bottles-every-color.html I don't know why those aren't included, either. But I will add that this isn't a Tamiya set, that is, one that Tamiya...

"Retarder". Gotta watch those typeahead suggestions. I wouldn't add it to the whole bottle but add it as necessary to the batch, that is, the cup, when airbrushing. The necessity may vary by location, too, that is, the atmospheric conditions. Here in SE PA, I never use any retarder with any...

Congratulations on the award, Don! In 1/48, that's got to be yooge! Regarding the Lone Star cockpit set, might be worth reaching out to Mike West about it.

Nice finish, Freddie! I like your colors and the subtle weathering.

Welcome to the Herd, MD! No worries about posting photos of your build here. If that's the worst thing anyone has to worry about, then his life is pretty good. I look forward to following that build and seeing your finished model! Best regards, Brad